Information Technology Security Manager

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week. We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Security Operations Leadership providing expert guidance to the wider IT teams;
• The assessment, delivery and management of technical controls and processes to reduce Cyber Security Risk;
• Monitoring of systems and alerts; detection and management of Cyber incidents; development of cyber-response playbooks, first responder training, tabletop exercises, and management of the CSIRT team.

In addition to your daily responsibilities, you will be playing a part in the longer-term security goals such as continuous improvement, developing a technology roadmap and steering the future direction of security operations.

Key Actions

• Leadership and management of the Cyber Security Operations team
• Conducting cyber security maturity assessments; continuous improvement of existing security controls and assessing new tools/capabilities for recommendation to management
• Perform cyber risk assessments; develop reporting metrics to articulate risk posture to Senior Management
• Be the key contact for, and lead on the management of Cyber Security incidents, performing and co-ordinating forensic investigations; mature the Cyber Incident detection and response capabilities
• Engagement with internal stakeholders and external bodies as required, Vendors, forensic partners, regulatory bodies
• Threat hunting; monitoring for emerging security threats
• Ensure compliance with Vitality’s ISMS, Regulatory requirements and Information Security best practice frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, GDPR, NIST, Cyber Essentials, ITIL) to ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Vitality Information Systems
• Penetration testing and vulnerability management governance and remediation
• Deliver key Information Security initiatives/projects, in line with InfoSec and Cyber Security strategy and Enterprise Risk Management Framework
• Responsible for ensuring that Vitality IT assets are adequately protected from Cyber-attacks and malicious insiders
• Provide expert professional advice across Vitality on Information and Cyber Security best practice, training, and awareness sessions

What do you need to thrive?

• Degree or professional security qualifications and certifications such as MSc, CISSP, CISM, CISA or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working in Cyber Security
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate technical knowledge to non-technical audience; production of policy/standards/project documentation
• Appropriate level of technical knowledge, hands‑on experience of configuring security tools
• Demonstrable experience of designing, implementing and managing information security initiatives
• Sound understanding of security frameworks (e.g. ISO27001/2, PCI DSS, NIST), Data Protection and regulatory compliance (e.g. FCA, ICO, PRA, GDPR)

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!